The first batch of US soldiers arrived at Rzeszów-Jasionka on February 5, 2022.
The first batch of US soldiers arrived at Rzeszów-Jasionka on February 5, 2022.
  • Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport is just 50 miles from Poland's border with Ukraine.
  • The once quiet airport is now a hub for heavy weapons, international aid, and medical evacuations.
  • Staff are "running on adrenaline" as they welcome refugees, soldiers, and VIPs from Bono to Biden.

Adam Hamryszczak realized something big was happening when US military personnel started turning up at his office.

It was January 2022, a month before Russia invaded Ukraine, and he was the president of Rzeszów-Jasionka, a small airport in a sleepy town in southeast Poland.